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| pcupdate = 26 February 2020
| pcupdate = 26 February 2020

Revision as of 08:30, 10 July 2022

Linda Sällström
Linda Sällström in 2009
Personal information
Full name Linda Charlotta Sällström[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland[2]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Vittsjö GIK
Number 18
Youth career
KoPSe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2007 Tikkurilan Palloseura
2008–2009 Djurgårdens IF 43 (16)
2010–2014 Linköpings FC 50 (19)
2015–2018 Vittsjö GIK 71 (29)
2018–2021 Paris FC 52 (17)
International career‡
2007– Finland 118 (51)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2022

Linda Charlotta Sällström (born 13 July 1988) is a Finnish international footballer. She currently plays for Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan and the Finland women's national football team.

Career

She made her debut for the senior Finland team on 31 May 2007; playing 17 minutes against Norway.[3]

Sällström missed the entire 2012 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. She re–injured the knee in March 2013 and was ruled out of contention for a place in Finland's UEFA Women's Euro 2013 squad.[4]

On 25 January 2014 Sällstrom injured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) again, making it likely she would miss the 2014 season.[5][6]

In total Sällström has endured three ACL injuries in her career. Coming back from injury to finish as second highest goalscorer in the 2017–18 Damallsvenskan season.

On 8 October 2019, Sällström scored four goals against Albania to become the all-time top scorer for Finland, surpassing Laura Österberg Kalmari.[7]

On 7 November 2019, Sällström played her 100th match against Cyprus.[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 September 2007 Helsinki, Finland  Scotland 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2 28 May 2009 Helsinki, Finland  Italy 1–1 3–2 Friendly
3 2–2
4 22 July 2009 Pori, Finland  Sweden 1–2 1–3 Friendly
5 3 September 2009 Turku, Finland  England 2–3 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2009
6 24 February 2010 Lagos, Portugal  China 1–1 1–1 2010 Algarve Cup
7 19 June 2010 Vantaa, Finland  Spain 4–1 4–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8 23 June 2010 Vantaa, Finland  Italy 1–1 1–3 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9 25 August 2010 Mariehamn, Finland  Slovenia 1–0 4–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10 2–1
11 4–1
12 16 February 2011 Tammela, Finland  Russia 1–1 5–4 Friendly
13 3–2
14 5–4
15 18 September 2011 Helsinki, Finland  Scotland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
16 22 October 2011 Vantaa, Finland  Estonia 1–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
17 4–0
18 5–0
19 27 October 2011 Maladzyechna, Belarus  Belarus 1–0 2–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
20 2–1
21 1 March 2012 Larnaca, Cyprus  France 1–1 1–2 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup
22 4 March 2012 Larnaca, Cyprus  Switzerland 1–0 3–1 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup
23 2–0
24 3–0
25 6 March 2012 Larnaca, Cyprus  South Korea 1–0 1–1[a] 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup
26 14 February 2013 Tammela, Finland  Russia 4–0 5–0 Friendly
27 21 September 2015 Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
28 12 April 2016 Petrovac, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 7–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
29 3 June 2016 Valkeakoski, Finland  Republic of Ireland 4–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
30 22 January 2017 San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  Slovakia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
31 5 March 2017 Stara Pazova, Serbia  Serbia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
32 11 June 2017 Changzhou, China  China 2–3 2–4 Friendly
33 26 November 2017 Helsinki, Finland  Israel 2–0 4–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
34 4–0
35 7 March 2018 Paralimni, Cyprus  Hungary 1–0 2–0 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
36 31 August 2018 Santander, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–5 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
37 4 September 2018 Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Austria 1–2 1–4 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
38 2 September 2019 Elbasan, Albania  Albania 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
39 3–0
40 8 October 2019 Vaasa, Finland  Albania 5–0 8–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
41 6–0
42 7–1
43 8–1
44 7 November 2019 Helsinki, Finland  Cyprus 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
45 12 November 2019 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal  Portugal 1–1 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
46 11 March 2020 Larnaca, Cyprus  Slovakia 2–1 4–2 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
47 19 February 2021 Helsinki, Finland  Portugal 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
48 23 February 2021 Larnaca, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
49 21 October 2021 Tsibili, Georgia  Georgia 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
50 25 November 2021 Gothenburg, Sweden  Sweden 1–1 1–2 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiying
51 9 July 2022 Stadium MK, England  Spain 1–0 1–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
  1. ^ Finland lost 6–7 after the penalty shootout.


Correct as of 23 February 2021[9]

Personal life

Sällström is openly lesbian.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2009 UEFA European Women's Championship Match Press Kit" (PDF). UEFA. 24 August 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Linda Sällström Helsingin Kisa-Veikot kuva" (in Finnish). Tilastopaja Oy. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  3. ^ "Sällström Linda" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  4. ^ Isaksson, Janne (5 March 2013). "Linda Sällström missar EM" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. ^ Nyberg, Hannes (25 January 2014). "Sällström skadad igen" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Linda Sällström: Comeback after Second ACL Injury". Our Game Magazine. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. ^ @LindaSallstrom (9 October 2019). "Wow still can't believe it. 43 goals for Finland and becoming the all time top goal scorer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @LindaSallstrom (7 November 2019). "3 points and a goal, couldn't ask for a better way to celebrate my 100th cap!🇫🇮💯 Finland-Cyprus 4-0!⚽️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Caps and Goals
  10. ^ "Linda Sällström hämmästelee jääkiekon homoseksuaalisuuskohua: "Minun ei ole ikinä pitänyt piilotella"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 2 February 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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